Richland

WEEKLY REVIEW
The News & Information of Richland County

August 13, 2010

Richland County Launches

Transportation Penny Education Campaign
We Can
CHANGE Transportation
in Richland County
The Transportation Penny Sales Tax

On November 2, 2010 Richland County voters will have the op-

J. Milton Pope
portunity to vote yes or no for the Transportation Penny Sales County Administrator
Tax. If approved by voters, the transportation penny would be SC City and County
Manager Association
used to complete more than a billion dollars worth of major road, President
bike and pedestrian greenway projects, plus provide long-term
sustainable funding for our bus service and transportations ser-
vices for the community’s disabled. The Transportation Penny
would increase sales tax in Richland County to eight cents on all
retail sales with the funds going to improve roads, support the
bus system and increase bike/pedestrian greenways.

25 Year Proposed Projects & Cost Overview

Mode Cost Percentage
Bike/Pedestrian/Greenway $58,482,394 6%
Bus Service ( Transit) $337,117,605 33%
Roadway $627,400,000 61% Carl Gosline
Richland County
Total $1,022,999,999 100% Transportation
Planner – AICP, PTP
County staff is available to provide educational presentations to
your community, business, civic, and neighborhood organization.
To schedule an educational presentation, or if you have ques-
tions or comments , call (803) 576-2065 or e-mail pio@rcgov.us
Council Members

District 1
Bill Malinowski
Historic Columbia Foundation Retracing (803) 932-7919

Columbia Neighborhoods District 2

Joyce Dickerson
(803) 750-0154
Cell: (803) 518-8033

District 3
Damon Jeter – Vice Chair
Historic Columbia Foundation invites you to join past and pres- (803) 254-0358
Office: (803) 376-4303
ent members of Old Shandon and honored guests in the debut
of the Old Shandon neighborhood’s community wayside exhibit District 4
Paul Livingston – Chair
on Sunday, August 15. The event will be held from 5 p.m. – 6
(803) 765-1192
p.m. at the Richland County Public Library, Wheatley Branch at
931 Woodrow Street. District 5
Kit Smith
Information on how (803) 254-0542
Historic Columbia is
District 6
assisting residents in L. Gregory Pearce Jr.
retracting the stories of their respective communities will be (803) 783-8792
presented. In addition, attendees are encouraged to explore ad-
District 7
ditional features of Old Shandon’s history by picking up one of Gwendolyn Davis Kennedy
the neighborhood’s tour brochures and exploring an interactive (803) 240-4572

tour accessible through Historic Columbia’s website. Unveilings District 8

of five additional downtown neighborhoods will be held in the Jim Manning
(803) 787-2896
coming months. For more information, call 803.252.1770, ext. 28
or visit www.HistoricColumbia.org. District 9
Val Hutchinson
(803) 462–1373

District 10
Kelvin Washington
(803) 404-1530

District 11
Norman Jackson
(803) 223-4974

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Richland County in partnership with the City of Columbia, City of
Forest Acres and the Town of Arcadia Lakes presents the “Sum- Clerk of Council’s Office
(803) 576-2060
mer Celebration of Water” on Saturday, August 28, 2010 from
9am-2pm at Riverfront Park (312 Laurel Street). Richland County Council
conducts regular session
meetings the 1st and 3rd
The FREE event is a salute to National Water Quality Month and Tuesday of each month at
6pm in Council Chambers.
will feature tubing down the Columbia Canal, splashing around All meetings are open to
the Wet Sandals play area, learning about riverfront critters and the public.
much more. View Council Agendas,
Minutes and the Calendar of
For more information contact Richland County Stormwater Man- Events at www.rcgov.us

agement at (803) 576-3599.

Continued Kudos to Planning

and Development
Services Staff
for their support of Homeless Feeding Project
at Columbia’s Finlay Park. For more informa-
tion on how you may make a donation, contact
Andrea Hanna Dennis at dennisa@rcgov.us.

Are Your Tuned In?

Richland County is now on the radio! The County’s new call in talk
show can be heard every Friday at 5pm on WGCV 620 am. The
show features an in-depth look at all things Richland County and
gives citizens a chance to make their voices heard. Each week,
Richland Radio highlights current affairs, community events and im-
portant topics; with interviews of top law makers, community lead-
ers and everyday citizens.

In case you missed a show, Richland Radio is also available by podcast at www.rcgov.us.

This week, Richland Radio will give important tips on how to keep your utility bills low, when tem-
peratures are rising and the show will also look into the upcoming Tax Free Holiday.

Richland County is also keeping citizens informed with its weekly public affairs show Richland
Revealed, airing every Sunday at 11:30am on CW47 Time Warner channel 13.

Get tuned in to all Richland County has to offer!

Richland County Talking Trash

In an effort to make household recycling more convenient and simpler for residents, the Richland
County Solid Waste Department has 5 recycling drop-off centers throughout the county.

Drop off sites are located at:

• Richland County Public Works, 400 Powell Road,
• Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center, 900 Clemson Road
• Sonoco Recycling, 1132 Idlewilde Blvd
• Blythewood Community Center , 311 Blythewood Rd.
• Ballentine Work Camp, 1009 Bickley Rd on Bird Rd

Residents can recycle:

• Glass
• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• Junk mail
• Box board / Cereal Boxes
• Bottles/Plastic Containers (# 1-7)
• Steel & Aluminum cans
• Motor Oil

Richland County hopes the centers will encourage residents to recycle their household items,
thereby reducing landfill space and saving the county thousands of dollars each year.

For more information call the Richland County Solid Waste Department at 576-2446 or go to our
website at www.rcgov.us.

Stay Connected
Richland County has several ways for We’re on Social Media :
you to “Stay Connected” on programs, Follow us on Facebook
services, events and happenings. and Twitter.

We’re on Radio: Richland Radio airs Fri-

days from 5pm-6pm on WGCV 620 AM or For comments
Listen Live on the web at www.wgcv.net. and questions
or possible
We’re on TV : Richland Revealed TV airs story ideas,
Sundays at 11:30am on CW 47 e-mail pio@rcgov.us.
(Time Warner Cable 13).

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Questions, Concerns and Comments

(803) 929-6000

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